Entry
Name
Cholinergic synapse - Budorcas taxicolor (takin)
Description
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neurotransmitter widely distributed in the central (and also peripheral, autonomic and enteric) nervous system (CNS). In the CNS, ACh facilitates many functions, such as learning, memory, attention and motor control. When released in the synaptic cleft, ACh binds to two distinct types of receptors: Ionotropic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) and metabotropic muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs). The activation of nAChR by ACh leads to the rapid influx of Na+ and Ca2+ and subsequent cellular depolarization. Activation of mAChRs is relatively slow (milliseconds to seconds) and, depending on the subtypes present (M1-M5), they directly alter cellular homeostasis of phospholipase C, inositol trisphosphate, cAMP, and free calcium. In the cleft, ACh may also be hydrolyzed by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) into choline and acetate. The choline derived from ACh hydrolysis is recovered by a presynaptic high-affinity choline transporter (CHT).
Class
Organismal Systems; Nervous system
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Organism
Budorcas taxicolor (takin) [GN:
btax ]
Gene
128052307 GNAQ; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha [KO:K04634 ]
128050674 GNA11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11 [KO:K04635 ]
128068898 KCNQ1; potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 1 [KO:K04926 ]
128058297 KCNQ2; potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 2 [KO:K04927 ]
128059354 KCNQ3; potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 3 [KO:K04928 ]
128044689 KCNQ4; potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 4 [KO:K04929 ]
128059070 KCNQ5; potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 5 isoform X1 [KO:K04930 ]
128064453 KCNJ12; ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 12 [KO:K05005 ]
128063683 KCNJ14; ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 14 [KO:K05007 ]
128044413 GNAI3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-3 [KO:K04630 ]
128057155 GNAI2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 [KO:K04630 ]
128046449 GNAI1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04630 ]
128062941 GNAO1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha [KO:K04534 ]
128061341 GNB1; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1 [KO:K04536 ]
128068195 GNB2; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-2 [KO:K04537 ]
128047979 GNB3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-3 [KO:K07825 ]
128050433 GNB4; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-4 [KO:K04538 ]
128054091 GNB5; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit beta-5 [KO:K04539 ]
128068668 GNG3; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-3 [KO:K04540 ]
128048580 GNG4; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-4 [KO:K04541 ]
128046927 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(T) subunit gamma-T1 [KO:K04548 ]
128043525 KCNJ3; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 1 [KO:K04997 ]
128053340 KCNJ6; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 2 [KO:K05000 ]
128046735 PIK3CG; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit gamma isoform [KO:K21289 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
128065234 PIK3R5; phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulatory subunit 5 [KO:K21290 ]
128065366 PIK3R6; phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulatory subunit 6 [KO:K21290 ]
128066803 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7-like [KO:K04809 ]
128058417 CHRNA4; neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 [KO:K04806 ]
128045020 CHRNB2; neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 [KO:K04813 ]
128066450 CHRNA3; neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3 [KO:K04805 ]
128066780 CHRNB4; neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-4 [KO:K04815 ]
128068302 CHRNA6; neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6 [KO:K04808 ]
128071103 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
128061475 CREB1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
128047885 ATF4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 [KO:K04374 ]
128048350 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4-like [KO:K04374 ]
128044759 CREB3L4; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 [KO:K09048 ]
128051508 CREB3L3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
128052214 CREB3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
128046532 CREB3L2; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 [KO:K09048 ]
128060385 CREB3L1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 [KO:K09048 ]
128046584 CREB5; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5 isoform X1 [KO:K09047 ]
128047085 CAMK2B; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit beta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
128047602 CAMK2G; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit gamma isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
128049625 CAMK2D; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit delta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
128045803 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
128061813 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform isoform X1 [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
128068699 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
128050540 PIK3R2; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
128044474 PIK3R3; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K02649 ]
128066235 PIK3R1; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha [KO:K02649 ]
128050795 CACNA1A; voltage-dependent P/Q-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1A [KO:K04344 ]
128055241 CACNA1B; voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B [KO:K04849 ]
128048945 CACNA1C; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C [KO:K04850 ]
128052044 CACNA1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D [KO:K04851 ]
128070004 CACNA1F; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F [KO:K04853 ]
128061188 CACNA1S; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S isoform X1 [KO:K04857 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C04637 1-Phosphatidyl-D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Nestler EJ, Hyman SE, Malenka RC.
Title
Molecular neuropharmacology: A foundation for clinical neuroscience
Journal
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (2001)
Reference
Authors
Nicholls JG, Martin AR, Wallace BG, Fuchs PA.
Title
From neuron to brain, 4th ed.
Journal
Sunderland, MA: Sinauer associates (2001)
Reference
Authors
Dajas-Bailador F, Wonnacott S
Title
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and the regulation of neuronal signalling.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Resende RR, Adhikari A
Title
Cholinergic receptor pathways involved in apoptosis, cell proliferation and neuronal differentiation.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Origlia N, Kuczewski N, Pesavento E, Aztiria E, Domenici L
Title
The role of cholinergic system in neuronal plasticity: focus on visual cortex and muscarinic receptors.
Journal
Arch Ital Biol 146:165-88 (2008)
Reference
Authors
Oldenburg IA, Ding JB
Title
Cholinergic modulation of synaptic integration and dendritic excitability in the striatum.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Lanzafame AA, Christopoulos A, Mitchelson F
Title
Cellular signaling mechanisms for muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Brown DA
Title
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) in the nervous system: some functions and mechanisms.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Chang KT, Berg DK
Title
Voltage-gated channels block nicotinic regulation of CREB phosphorylation and gene expression in neurons.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Soreq H, Seidman S
Title
Acetylcholinesterase--new roles for an old actor.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Sharma G, Vijayaraghavan S
Title
Nicotinic receptor signaling in nonexcitable cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Araque A, Martin ED, Perea G, Arellano JI, Buno W
Title
Synaptically released acetylcholine evokes Ca2+ elevations in astrocytes in hippocampal slices.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Lucas-Meunier E, Fossier P, Baux G, Amar M
Title
Cholinergic modulation of the cortical neuronal network.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Abreu-Villaca Y, Filgueiras CC, Manhaes AC
Title
Developmental aspects of the cholinergic system.
Journal
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